Wheel support with a circumferentially and axially movable toolholder



Sept A5,-953 H. M. RocKwl-:LL 2,652,078

AND AXIALLY MOVBLE TOOLHOLDER Filed Aug. 27, 194s 7 sheets-sheet@ HHNIHHHHHI \nuunmnmHummmF Sept. l5, 1953 H. M. RocKWl-:LL 2,652,078

WHEEL SUPPORT WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AND AXIALLY MOVABLE TOOLHOLDER "Filed Aug. 27. 1948 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Hzy M fckwe Sept. 15, 1953 H M. RocKwELL 2,552,078

WHEEL SUPPOT WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AND AXIALLY MOVABLE TOOLHOLDER Filed Aug. 27, 1948 1?-, #EET 5' 'r9 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR Pbockwe ATT NEY Sept. 15, 1953 H. M. RocKwELl. 2,652,078

WHEEL SUPPORT WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY l AND AXIALLY MOVABLE TOOLHOLDER Filed Aug. 27, 1948 7. Sheets-Sheet 4 A RNEY CKWELL A CIRCUMFEREN LY MOVABLE TOOLHOLD 2,652,078 TIALLY ER H. M. RO WHEEL SUPPORT WITH AND AXIAL Sept. 1.5, 1953 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Aug. 27, 1948 INVENTOR Hag/ M Rockwell Sept. l5, 1953 H. M. RocKwELL. 2,652,078`

WHEEL SUPPORT WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AND AXIALLY MOVABLE TOOLHOLDER '7 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed Aug. 27, 1948 Sept. l5, 1953 H. M. Rc WELL 2,652,078

WHEEL SUPPORT WITH IRCUMFERENTIALLY AND AXIALLY MOVABLE TOOLHOLBER Filed Aug. 27, 1948 7 Sheets-Sheet '7 99 /09 /QLZ 93 VZ]- /7 /7 4 m7 X//l//ll/ L 94 ""f//f l@ y LQ@ INVENTOR M712 Mime/wm Patented Sept. 15, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IWHEEL SUPPORT WITH A CIRCUMFEREN- TIALLY AND AXIALLY MOVABLE TOOL- HOLDER 2 Claims.

My invention relates particularly to an app-aratus for mounting and demounting tires of all kinds, such, for instance. as tires used on automotive and aircraft wheels.

The present invention is an improvement upon the subject matter of my copending applications Ser. No. 633,698, now Patent No. 2,547,976 issued April 16, 1951, upon Tire Mounting and Demounting Machine of the Type Having Relative Travel Between a Tire and a Tire Tool, filed December 8, 1945, and Ser. No. 758,598, upon Tire Mounting and Demounting Apparatus and Tool for Use Therewith, filed July 2, 1947.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved machine for carrying out the operations of mounting and demounting automotive and aircraft tires. Another object is to provide an all-purpose machine which can be operated on automotive as well as aircraft tires. Another object is to provide a more effective and simpler machine for carrying out the relative' movement of a tool for manipulating the tire with regard to a wheel, while the wheel is being eifectively held against movement in relation to the tool. A further object is to provide a mechanism of this character constructed to apply an on and off tool which may be used for removing the tire from, as Well as mounting the tire on, the wheel, the machine being, furthermore, constructed so as to provide a means for manipulating effectively this or any other type of tool provided for this purpose, as for example a stripper tool. Another important object of my inventon is to provide means, such as a drive-bar, for operating the said tool while rotating the latter with regard to the wheel which is being held from relative rotative movement and While at the same time enabling the distance between the operative end of the tool and the Wheel to be adjusted and controlled at will. Still another purpose is to provide friction means for effectively controlling the change in said distance from time to time while the tire is being mounted on or demounted from the wheel. A further object is to provide a drive-bar for rotatably advancing the tool, the elevation of which drive-bar may be readily adjusted from time to time, and the distance between the tool and the wheel rim changed, during the mounting or demounting of the tire on the wheel rim. Again, a further object is to provide an eiective means for supplying a lubricant, which is constantly fed to the face of the tool where it contacts with the surface of the tire. Another object is to provide an effective shape for the Working end or face of the 2 on and off tool. A further object is to provide an edective clamp to hold a removable flange of the wheel rim in place while breaking the bead of the tire away from its position on the wheel rim. An object of my invention, also, is to provide means for breaking the accumulated rust away from the periphery of the wheel rim. Still a further object is to provide an eifective friction means for holding the wheel from rotation while rotatably applying the tool or tools for mounting or demounting the tire therefrom. Further objects of my invention will appear from the detailed description of the same hereinafter.

While my invention is capable of embodiment in many dinerent forms, for the purpose of illustration I have shown only certain embodiments thereof in the laccompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a single-purpose machine made in accordance with my invention, designed for mounting and demounting automotive and aircraft tires;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modification of my invention, designed for operating particularly on 'l Iaircraft tires;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machine in Fig. 1, showing the friction plate for preventing the rotation of the wheel while the rotatable tool is being applied thereto and showing a form of rim clamp for removable-flange wheels;

Fig. 4 is a plan View of the friction plate shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an elevation, enlarged, showing the end of the drive-bar received in said socket;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a drilled tapered friction block carried by the slotted sector of the tool holder;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a screw-threaded tapered friction block carried by the slotted sector of the tool holder;

Eig. 8 is an end elevation showing the narrow end View of the friction blocks of Figs. 6 and 7 taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is an end view, enlarged, showing the end of the rotatable tool holder, taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 5.'

Fig. 1G is a section taken Fig. 5;

Fig. 11 is a section taken on line Il-li of Fig. 5;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail showin clamp illustrated in Fig. 3; g the nm Fig. 13 is a side elevation showing the said clamp in operation holding the rim of Figs. 3 and 12 on line llllil of Fig. 14 is a plan view showing a modified form of rim clamp;

Fig. 15 is a longitudinal section through the clamp shown in Fig. 14, taken on line I-I5;

Fig. 16 is a plan View of another modified form of rim clamp;

Fig. 17 is a longitudinal section through the rim clamp shown in Fig. 16, taken on line I'I-I'I of Fig. 16;

Fig. 18 is a side elevation of a stripper tool, having means therein such for instance as a plug located in a working face at the end of the tool for breaking the rust from the wheel rim;

Fig. 19 is a vertical section of a modified form of stripper tool showing means for feeding a 1ubricant to the working face thereof;

Fig. 20 is a side elevation of an on and off tool which may be used in the machines illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 21 is a cross-section of the tool shown in Fig. 20, taken on lines 2I-2I thereof; and

Fig. 22 is a detail showing a side elevation of a modified form of on and off tool.

In the drawings, referring to Fig. 1, etc., I have shown a conical base I which may be secured by screws 2 to the floor, or other supporting surface. The base I has, welded into the upper portion thereof, a recessed lower end of a housing 3 which has welded thereto a cylindrical socket 4 for receiving laterally through the same a removable cylindrical pin 5 having a tapered annular recess 6 for receiving a screw "I, with a pointed end, through one side of the socket ii. It will be noted that the cylindrical pin 5 has a smaller cylindrical pin 8 at one. end, which projects through the side of a screw-threaded tubular arbor 9. The other end of the pin .5,has a still smaller cylindrical pin I0 for projecting into a smaller size arbor to take the place of the arbor 9, when desired, as illustrated in Fig. 2. Welded to the top of the housing 3 there is a circular plate II which is arranged to receive a pad-supporting plate I2 having depending anges I3 and I4 bent over the ends of the plate I I. The plate I2 may be secured to the plate II by any additional fastening means, as desired. The said plate I2 has secured over the top and sides rectangularly a pair of rubber friction pads I5, vulcanized to the platel I2, for supporting a wheel rim I6 carrying a tire Il, provided with the usual pneumatic inner tube I8. While the apparatus. in Fig. l, as

well as in Fig. 2, is designed for the mounting and demounting of such tires on any desired type of wheelrim, one type thereof, such as shown in Fig. 3, may be provided with a detachable rim iiange I9 held-in place by a split snap ring 20.

The arbor 9 is provided with a verticalbayonet slot 2| having a horizontal bayonet lock portion 22 at the upper end thereof with a terminal lower recess therein, so that the arbor 9 can be pressed downwardly over the pin- 8 and thenlrotated to move the said recess Vof the horizontal slot 22V onto the pin 8. The lower end of the arbor 9 is also provided with a similar short vertical baycnet slot. 23 having a horizontal bayonet lock portion 24 with a terminal lower recesstherein, at the upper end thereof which can, in a similar manner, be applied to register with the pin 8, instead of the slots 2 IV and 22, whena greater elevation is desired for the arbor 9. At the lower end of the arbor 9 there is a cyl-indrical plug 25 welded in place to strengthen the lower end of the arbor 9 where the horizontal slot 24 is located. Also, thereis a similar cylindrical plug 26 welded at a higher level in the arbor 9 vto 4 strengthen the arbor 9 at the point where the horizontal slot 22 is located. The upper portion of the arbor 9 has an external screw-thread 21.

Fig. 2 shows a modified form of the apparatus just described, which, however, is constructed the same as in the case of Fig. 1 except that in the form shown in Fig. 2 an arbor 28 of smaller diameter, having a screw-thread 29, is used for aircraft Wheels which have a smaller hole through the axial portion thereof. In this instance the arbor 28 is located on pin 5 in a bushing 30 which is within the housing 3 and plate I I, and the arbor 28 is provided with a small horizontally directed slot 3l to receive the small sized pin I0, the horizontal slot 3|, with a terminal lower recess, being connected to a vertical slot 32, as in the case of Fig. 1. The said arbor 28 may also have a horizontal slot 33, with a terminal lower recess, connected to a vertical slot 3e, as in Fig. l. The apparatus for supporting and operating the tools used in connection with Fig. 2 are thesame as described in connection with Fig. 1, etc., it being understood that there is applied to the arbor screw-thread 29 of Fig. 2 a small diameter nut 35 for supporting a tool,v which is screw-threaded onto the arbor 28, as compared to a larger diameter nut 36 for this purpose shown in Fig. 1.

Referring, again, to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, etc., the nut 36, which is screw-'threaded onto the arbor 9, has a transverse slot 31 with opposing holes 38 to receive a tool holder support 39 rectangular in cross-section so that the said support is slidable horizontally in the slot 3l. The end of the tool holder support 39 has a hole 49 to receive a pivot pin 4I Which passes through and slightly beyond the sides of a tool holder 42 so that the tool holder may be pivotally adjusted manually in a vertical direction as it is used in operating on a wheel in the machine. Split rings 43 and 44 are received in recesses 45 and 45, respectively, on the ends of the pin 4I to hold the same in place. An inner bifurcated end of the tool holder 42 has curved slots 4T, the ends of which have different radial distances from the pivot 4I so as to provide an eifective frictional binding contact between the tool holder 42 and the tool holder support 39 so as to tend to retain the tool holder 42 in adjusted position until it is desired to change the position of the tool carried thereby. For this purpose the tool holder support 39 has a horizontal slot 4B to receive a squared guide block 49 having a transverse opening 50 which receives an adjusting screw 5I passing through tapered drilled block 52 and having a screw-threaded end threaded into a tapered screw-threaded block 53, which has outer flanges 54 and 55 arranged to be. located adjacent to the face of the holder 42 and an inner boss 56 arranged to project into the slot 4i'. By adjusting the screw 5I the frictional engagement between the tool holder` 42 and the tool holder support 49 can be adjusted and maintained by the tapered friction blocks 52 Vand 53 together thereby, when desired.

The tool holder support 39 is held in any desired position of adjustment by a clamping wedge 51 constructed; exactly like the wedging clamp in my copending application Ser. No. 758,598 aforesaid, although any other type of clamp can be used, for this purpose, as desired. The wedgeshaped clamp is movable in a cylindrical bore 58 by a rotatable boss 59, with a squared outer end, having an inner channelled end rotatably engaging a channelled innerv end of the clamping Also, the tool holder42 hasa clamping wedge 60 constructed andvoperated just.like-the wedge 5.1 to hold in nxed adjusted-positiom in a. anged slot-6|, like the slot 31., aztoolfsuch, for instance, as a stripping tool 62.

On the end of the tool. holder 42. there-is a socket 63, having a cylindrical` recess 6.4, to -receive a drive-bar 65 provided with an inner bent.

end having aV tooth-61 which can-be engaged in any one of a series of notches 68. in the outer end of the socket 63, By shifting the positionof the tooth 61 in the series ofnotches 6 8, the elevation of the outer end of the drive-bar 6.5' can be changed at will. On the upper` end. of the screw-thread 21 there may be provided a removable screw-threaded cap 68.. havingan operating handle 10, to act as a stopjlimiting any undue degree of upward movement of the. toollholder support 39. Also, theY screw-threaded arbor '9 carries, above the wheel rim 6 a removable conev 1| of any desired size, of whichV there/may be provided several differentA sizes for dilerent wheels, which is forced downwardly by a nut 12` on the screw-thread 21, said nut having one or more arms 13 with sockets 14"t'o receive a'bar. 15 for manually adjusting theposition ofthe nut'12, to clamp the wheel |6 against rotation on the rubber friction pad' I5;

As above indicated, any desired type ofl tool can be carried in the holder 42, 'such for example as the stripping tool 62', which has an inwardly inclined portion 16 to clear the edge of-the wheelv rim and cut out at the side to clearl the flanges of the slot 6| when the tooll isgbeing'inserted The in or removed from the v'tool holder 42. stripping tool A|32 alsoY hasa toe portion 11, w-ith a narrow curved leading-edgey 18", av wider'rear` curved follower portion 19' and" a `substantially dat face Sli provided with curved-margins. In a purpose of being advanced helically against the periphery of the wheel |6-in order to break-'the rust, which may have accumulated onithe periph-V ery of the wheel rim |6if'mad'e-ofsteel. This stripping tool 62, or anyvother toolthatrmay be desired to be used in thisfmachine,` :furthermore can be provided with :elec'tive means for.-con stantly lubricating the tireA surface which 1 .is in contact with the toolbyfproviding-a-narrow. in-` clined discharge passage 82 i leading` linwardly. to a larger central longitudinali.passagel 83V which is connected with alreservoirr 84;of-'soapywater,

or other lubricant, by meansofna-nzaperturedV plug 85 screw-threaded intothe top,.of.the.pa`s

sage S3 and having ahexagonal flangenutilli.v

formed thereon. and screw-threaded4 into the lower end of the reservoir v`84. An upper end of the plug S5 also acts as a valve seat 81 forlaineedle valve 88 on a rod 89 Vhavingahandle 90..screw threadedl into a spider 9 I; carried; in ,the topfof'.

the reservoir 84.

It will be understood, howevenzthat.insteadot the strippingtoolm .theremaykie-.carried in the holder 43 anydiierentkind 'ofztoohas desired; For instance, inoperating. on a droprcenter'rim,

such as shown in Fig. 20, an.on;.and.:off tool 92. having a flat vertical-portion 93,;tosbeaclamped. in the slotg or.y any `other:suitalailezsupport,may.

ofi angular portion 94 provided,.-as shown in.

lig.- 21,. with` alateral. narrow leading `edge 95 to. be. advancedV underneath the bead of the tire, asl shown in Fig. 20, and a wider edge :111iv for cooperating with av tire iron 97|., which maybe used in connection withLthe-tool. 9.3-in any. desired position-thereof. SeeFigs. 20I and .21.A The said tool--94.rnayl also have, atfthe other end, an on portion-98 substantially parallel to the-portion 9-3- and a. right angle portion 99 connecting thev parallel portions Sii,v and 93. When mounting the tire |1 on the Wheelthe on portion 98 will be directed downwardly in the machine to contact with the inner face-ofthe tirebead. Thisisuseful particularly when mounting the tire upon4 a. drop center wheel rim |00.having.a.central well |0|. As shown in Fig. 20, furthermore, and described in detail in my application Ser. No. '158;598 aforesaid, the"on and off tool'92may beheldin a slotted end-|02 of. a support |03 by a.

wedging clamp |04, like the wedging clampl 51, the support |03 being, in like manner, held by a wedg-ing clamp ofthe same kind as the clamp |04, in -an offset opening |05 in a. tool holder support |06, provided with a -pivot |01to receive a bifurcated end |08 of adrive-bar. |09. The toolholdersupport. |06 Vis rotatablyl mounted on a-r crank pin or boss ||0 and has al locking/.pin which may engage with oneor. more vertical holes H2 around the periphery. of acircularplate IIS. Theboss ||0 is integral.. with the circular plate ||3, which issecured in eccentric relationv to a screw I4 screw-threaded into an-internally.- and-externally screw-threaded sleeve I5, other-l wise constructedlikethe arbor 9.or.tlie.arb'or,in

the said applicationwSer. 1Go-758,598. It should be understood, also, that, as shown in Fig. 20, when operating on` the drop center. wheel. rim

|00 abead supporting block ||6 may be used constructed-as disclosed in detail in. my application Ser. No. 633,698-afresaid, and which has cylindrical bead supportingA bosses |1, ||'B,. ||9 and |20, which may. serve as handles, as well as an intermediate recess |2| for receiving. the edge ofthe wheel rim.

Instead of the tools previously-referred-tothere may be used, if desi-red, ak different' kind of on and ofi tool-|22., as showninlig` v22. This comprises-an intermediate-*portion .|2'3' to be received" in the slotted end |02, and off portion |24 constructed like the off portion 94'previously 'described, and an on portionI 2'5. which is substantially vertical whentcarried in the machine and which can have a cylindrical'outersurface or any other shape, as desired..

When operatingonva.wheelrimsuch as the wheel I6 shown in Fig. 3, having-a detachable flange; I9, it is desirabletoclamp the flange |-9` against the rim of the wheel |'6/to prevent the flange I9 followingthe tire I1. while breaking.

thefbead ofthe tire. |`1.away from its -normal position, in which itmay have become tightly secured due to rust, etc. For. this purpose, I prefer to apply over the detachable flange |9' a. clamp |26,

as when the demountable ange I9 is held'atoneE place the remainder of said demountable ange I9 will move downwardly and cock itself against the wheel rim I6 as shown in Fig. 13. As shown in Fig. 13, the rim I9, at one side, will cramp downwardly when held at the other side by the clamp member |26. Instead of the clamp just described, a different type of clamp |34, may be used, such as that shown in Figs. 14 and 15. This comprises an outer widened inwardly curved clamping jaw |35 having a sleeve member |36 to be received in an inner jaw |31 and fastened therein in any desired adjusted position by means of a screw |36 passing through the clamping member |34 and into a screw-threaded-socket |39. A washer |40 may be provided between the screw |38 and the clamping member |31. If desired, another type of clamp I4I may be provided for this purpose, as shown in Figs. 16 and 17, the same comprising a clamping jaw |42 having a screw-threaded socket |43 to receive a screw |44 provided with a handle |45 secured thereto by a transverse pin |46. On the end of the screw |44 there is a ball joint |41 received in a rotatable clamping head |48.

In the operation of my invention, a wheel I6 carrying a tire I1 is placed over the friction pad I5, the cap 69, cone 1I, nut 12 and nut 36, with the attached parts including the tool 62 having been previously removed. The wheel I6 is then clamped tightly against the friction pad I by applying the cone 1I and then the nut 12 with the arbor 9 or 28 andthe nut 36, with the aid of the manually operated rod 15. The nut 36 is thus applied to the arbor 9, carrying, for instance, a stripping tool 62 in the tool holder 42 and the drive-bar 65, with the tooth 61 being located in the particular peripheral notch to give the most convenient elevation to the end of the drive-bar 65 for rotating the nut 36 clockwise on the arbor 9 or 28. The cap 69 is always maintained screwed in place. Also, the lateral position of the tool can be changed by adjusting the tool holder support 39 and tightly holding the same in place with the wedging clamp 51, and the Vertical position of the Vtool 62 will be adjusted by adjusting the wedge clamp 60 thereon. Furthermore, the degree of frictional engagement of the tool holder 42 with the tool holder support 39 is adjusted by means of the screw 5I so as to require an appreciable manual eiort in changing the angular position of the stripping tool 62 while rotating the same clockwise. The stripping tool 62 is then carried downwardly against the upper face of the tire I1 by the rotation of the nut 36 clockwise on the arbor 9, this being accomplished by while causing the toe 11 or working face of the tool 62 to follow the outer surface of the wheel rim I6 by gradually changing the angle of the tcol holder 42 to the tool holder support 39, and moving the toe 11 inwardly and outwardly until the bead of the tire is broken away from the iiange I9 which, as shown in Fig. 3, may be a detachable flange on the type of wheel I6 shown in said figure. When using a wheel of this type a flange clamp may be used, such for instance as a clamp shown in any of the Figs. 3, 13, 14, and 15, so as to prevent the demountable flange I9 from following the bead of the tire as the tool 62 is pressed further downwardly in stripping the tire from the wheel I6. With this machine it will be readily seen that the toe portion 11 of the stripping tool 62 can be readily made to follow the outer face of the surface of the Wheel rim means of the drive-bar 65,

I6 and closely follow the face of the flange and wheel, thus effectively breaking and removing any rust which may accumulate thereon, by the helical path of movement of the said plug 8|. The height or thickness of the plug 8| is such, however, as not to cause the tool 6| to catch in the peripheral inflation valve aperture which usually passes through the outer periphery of the wheel I6, for inflating the inner tube I8. After this particular beadof the tire I1 has been separated from the wheel rim I6, the ange clamp can be removed and the wheel I6 turned over, to be operated on in the same way substantially for the breaking of the other bea-d of the tire I1 away and the removal of the tire I1 from the rim.

In case a drop center wheel rim |00 is being operated upon, as shown for instance in Fig. 20, in removing thetire I1, the stripping tool 62 may be used, if desired, so as to break the bead of the tire and move one bead thereof down into the well IGI of the wheel rim by moving the drive-bar |09 clockwise, lafter which the tire is turned over. A bead supporting block I I6 is then applied, as shown in Fig. 20, and the other bead of the tire is similarly moved down into the well I0 I Then, with the aid of a tire iron 91, the bead block II6 and the off portion 94 of the on and off tool 92, adjusted by loosening the wedge 60 and adjusting the position of the tool 62 so that it rests on the edge of the wheel rim even with the outer edge thereof and by moving said off portion 94 outwardly by. the eccentric and moving the pin III to al different hole II2, one side of a bead of the tire is lifted over the adjacent flange of the wheel |00, by moving the drive-bar |09 counterclockwise, while the other side thereof is in the well IlI, until this bead of the tire is removed from the wheel. Thereupon, the other bead of the tire I1 is removed in a similar fashion from the wheel without turning the wheel over. In mounting the tire I1 on the drop center rim |00 the beads of the tire are moved over the tire flange in succession in the reverse order by rotating the drive-bar 65 clockwise, with the on tool end and the aid of the bead block I I6 and a bead clamp |30, the lower tire bead being placed over the wheel rim rst and then the upper bead.

It is, of course, desirable at all times to apply an ample amount of lubricant, as for example soapy water, to the face of the tire I1 being contacted by the working face of the particular tool, and this can be accomplished uniformly, when using a stripper tool 62, with the aid of the reservoir 84 and the adjustment of the position of the valve 81, 88 therein. However, after the tire is mounted in position any soapy water remaining on the tire should be washed off.

While I have described my invention above in detail I wish it to be understood that many changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the same.

I claim:r

1. The combination comprising, a screwthreaded arbor, a base for the arbor, a support for a wheel having a detachable rim, on the base having means for preventing the wheel from turning on said base, a nut screw-threaded to the arbor, a tool, a tool holder support therefor laterally adjustable in the nut, a tool holder having an adjustable connection with said tool holder support, said tool holder being provided with a drive-bar for rotating the tool with regard to said Wheel, and a clamp for engaging the edge of the Wheel and detachable rim while having a tire associated therewith.

2. The combination comprising, la screwthreaded arbor, a base for the arbor, a support for a wheel having a detachable rim, on the base having means for preventing the Wheel from turning on said base, a nut screw-threaded to the arbor, a tool, a tool holder support therefor located on the nut, a tool holder having an adjustable connection with said tool holder support, said tool holder being provided with a drive-bar for rotating the tool with regard to said wheel, and a detachable wheel ange clamp for engaging the edge of the Wheel and detachable rim while having a tire associated therewith so as to clamp in position the detachable Wheel ange at merely one point on the wheel.

HUGH M. ROCKWELL.

Name Date Bliss June 27, 1905 Number Number 20 Number 10 Name Y Date Mayer Dec. 12, 1916 Morgan Nov. 1, 1921 Watson Jan. 9, 1923 Cattoni Jan. 8, 1924 Hurley May 13, 1924 .Gagnon Feb. l, 1927 Turner Jan. 24, 1928 Welch July 9, 1929 Frewogel Jan. 7, 1930 Manley Feb. 24, 1931 Bazarek May 28, 1940 Teegarden June 26, 1945 Moltz May 31, 1949 Tillotson Aug. 16, 1949 Hewitt Nov. 22, 1949 Koester June 27, 1950 Rockwell Apr. 10, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France Mar. 19, 1934 Great Britain July 10, 1946 Switzerland Apr. 16, 1949 

